Germany's Merz vows electricity tax cut for all consumers to close 'credibility gap'
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Germany's Merz vows electricity tax cut for all consumers to close 'credibility gap'
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to lower an electricity tax for all consumers to the EU minimum, following a meeting of his conservatives on how to address voters' concerns after losing ground to the far right in recent state elections.
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It was one of the first promises that broke the Union and SPD: the reduction of the electricity tax for all. Now it could come after all.
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